ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2009 - 2010
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| August | |
| 12 | SGA Executive Board And Seniors return |
| 15 | New students on campus - Orientation |
| 16 | Returning students on campus by 4pm |
| 17 - 18 | Orientation and registration |
| 19 | Opening day of classes; late registration |
| 20 | Archbishop Aymond Installation 2pm |
| 21 - 22 | Senior retreat |
| 22 | New students outing |
| 28 | Final date for adding courses for credit; last day for dropping courses without receiving grade of "W" |
| 28 - 30 | Weekend of Recollection |
| 30 | Deo Gratias Baton Rouge |
| September | |
| 7 | Labor Day/No classes |
| 11 - 13 | Schoolwide retreat |
| 18 - 20 | Junior retreat |
| October | |
| 3 | Deo Gratias Northshore |
| 5 - 8 | Mid-semester examinations |
| 9 | Regular class day |
| 9 | Final date for dropping courses with a grade of "W" |
| 16 - 18 | Weekend of Recollection |
| 19 | Mid-semester grades due in the Registrar's office by 9am |
| 23 - 24 | Formation Workshop Weekend |
| 31 | Bonfire Work Weekend |
| November | |
| 6 | Syllabi, textbook requisitions, and teaching availability forms for spring semester due in Academic Dean's office |
| 6 - 8 | Formation Weekend of Recollection |
| 8 | Lafayette Alumni Gathering |
| 13 - 15 | Come and See Weekend |
| 16 | End of third quarter; absence and deficiency reports due in Academic Dean's office |
| 18 | Pre-registration for seminarians for the spring semester |
| 20 | Bonfire Day: classes end at 11:00am |
| 21 - 29 | Thanksgiving holidays - students return by 10pm Sunday |
| 30 | Student evaluation of instruction begins |
| 30 | Dead Week: no tests, exams, or major written assignments |
| December | |
| 1 | Last day for handing in major written assignments |
| 1 - 4 | Student evaluation of instruction continues |
| 1 - 4 | Dead Week: no tests, exams, or major written assignments |
| 4 | Student Christmas Party 6:30pm |
| 7 | Final examinations |
| 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception / No classes |
| 9 - 11 | Final examinations |
| 11 | End of fall semester |
| 14 | Final grades due in Registrar's office by 9am |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
| January | |
| 11 | All seminarians due on campus by 4pm |
| 12 | Orientation and registration |
| 13 | Opening day of classes; late registration |
| 18 | Martin Luther King Day / No classes |
| 22 | Faculty Appreciation Dinner |
| 25 | Final date for adding courses for credit; final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of "W" |
| 29 - 31 | Sophomore retreat |
| February | |
| 5 - 7 | Formation Workshop Weekend |
| 15 - 17 | Mardi Gras holidays / No classes |
| 17 | Ash Wednesday (All seminarians due on campus by 4pm for Ash Wednesday Liturgy) |
| 18 - 20 | Come and See Weekend |
| 26 | Final day for dropping courses with a grade of "W" |
| March | |
| 1 - 5 | Mid-semester examinations |
| 10 | Mid-semester grades due in Registrar's office by 9am |
| 12 | Abbey Youth Fest Work Day / No classes |
| 13 | Abbey Youth Festival |
| 19 | Saint Joseph Day / No classes |
| 26 - 28 | Come and See Weekend |
| 28 | Palm Sunday |
| 31 | Retreat / No classes |
| April | |
| 1 - 3 | Retreat / No classes |
| 5 - 7 | Easter holidays / No classes |
| 8 | Regular classes resume |
| 9 | Alumni Homecoming |
| 11 | Family Day |
| 12 | Syllabi, textbook requisitions, and teaching availability forms for the fall semester due in Academic Dean's office |
| 15 | End of third quarter; absence and deficiency reports due in Academic Dean's office |
| 19 - 23 | Student evaluation of instruction |
| 20 & 22 | Capstone Portfolio Presentations |
| 21 | Pre-registration of seminarians for the fall semester |
| 25 | Senior dinner with the Monks |
| 27 - 30 | Final examinations for graduating students |
| 27 - 30 | Dead Week: no tests, exams, or major written assignments |
| May | |
| 3 | Dead Week continues: no tests, exams, or major written assignments |
| 4 | Final grades for graduating seniors due in Registrar's office by 9am |
| 4 - 6 | Final examinations for non-graduating students |
| 7 | 119th Commencement: End of spring semester |
| 10 | Final grades due in Registrar's Office by 9am |